A wafer-thin win by Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by Poland’s populist Law and Justice party in this weekend's presidential election, has put back into question the future of the country’s relations with the European Union — and will block liberal reforms planned by the country’s government.

Far-right leader Geert Wilders has pulled the plug on the Dutch government, plunging the country into political uncertainty. But why?

The leak of an internal EU paper from 2024 spelling out Israel's "war crimes" in Gaza will make it harder to claim Tel Aviv merits keeping free trade perks. 

Legal scholars have dubbed it a "sleeping beauty" — a potent yet practically unused EU Parliament instrument akin to the EU's own Article 7, designed to safeguard the rule of law and the integrity of its institutions.

Today, we kick off an anniversary campaign to convince new supporting members to join EUobserver's mission of providing the information citizens need to safeguard EU democracy.

Russian spies are still active in the EU capital and have a "higher risk appetite" than before the Ukraine war — despite Belgium's efforts to push back against their plots.